Skip to main content
Skip to navigation

Home
News
Subscribe

Special Reports

Ammmonia	Methanol	BioFuel & Clean Diesel	Nuclear	LNG

Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet.	A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant?	Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste.	Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use?	LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure.
Read More	Read More	Read More	Read More	Read More

Industry Database
Events
- Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference 2026
  
  The Motorship’s Propulsion & Future Fuels is the leading international conference on powering shipping’s emissions-cutting ambitions.
  
  The 2026 Conference will take place from 8th - 10th December in Hamburg, Germany and will offer a meeting place to learn, discuss and knowledge-share the latest developments in efficient power and propulsion technology plus alternative low flashpoint and low carbon fuels.
  
  Click here for more information
More navigation items

All Automation articles

News
Robosys expands autonomous propulsion integration

2026-02-19T14:32:00Z

VOYAGER AI adds Sleipner thrusters, boosting precision control for autonomous maritime operations worldwide
News
US Ports strike suspended, but automation dispute looms

2024-10-07T12:37:00Z

Automation of ports is a contentious issue and a long term strike which would have crippled the shipping industry was only narrowly avoided
News
ClassNK approval for CBM management expertise

2024-04-16T12:18:00Z

Samsung Heavy Industries has secured type approval for its CBM management software
News
Clean integrated automation

2022-01-25T12:25:00Z

Six 1A ice class hybrid bulk vessels will be equipped with hybrid automation systems reducing carbon emissions per cargo unit by half
News
Future proofing bunker operations

2021-11-16T13:32:00Z

One fuel trader and bunker broker is digitising its operations with risk management software.